Legal Opinion
Barnes Foundation v. Keely
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 21, 1933No. Appeal, 268PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Kephart,
Albert C. Barnes created a corporation known as The Barnes Foundation. Its principal office and place of business is in Montgomery County. It was not organized for profit; but the purpose of the corporation was to promote the advancement of education and the appre ciation of the fine arts, and to this end to erect, found and maintain an art gallery for the exhibition of ancient and modern art, and to maintain an arboretum for the encouragement of arboriculture and forestry. Buildings were erected on land purchased by Dr. Barnes, and in October, 1929, a dwelling…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ry. v. PeetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- County of Lancaster v. Y. W. C. A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
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3Cited by38 opinions
- The Barnes Foundation v. The Township of Lower Merion the Lower Merion Board of Commissioners Gloria P. Wolek, Individually and in Her Capacity as President of the Township Board of Commissioners Frank Lutz, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner Kenneth E. Davis, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner Phyllis L. Zemble, Individually and in Her Capacity as Commissioner Ora R. Pierce, Individually and in Her Capacity as Commissioner James J. Prendergast, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner Alan C. Kessler, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner Brian D. Rosenthal, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner Joseph M. Manko, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner Howard L. West, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner W. Bruce McConnel Iii, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner James S. Ettelson, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner David A. Sonenshein, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner Regene H. Silver, Individually and in Her Capacity as Commissioner Steven Asher Ina Asher, H/w Robert Marmon Toby Marmon, H/w Walter Herman Nancy Herman, H/w Arthur Gershkoff Leonard H. Ginsberg Beth R. Ginsberg, H/w Mark Moster Marlene Moster, H/w James Nealon Lester Schaevitz Diane Schaevitz, H/w Michael Toaff Anna Lev-Toaff, H/w Bruce Schainker Ina Asher, Steven Asher, Nancy Herman Walter Herman, Robert Marmon and Toby MarmonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
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